Get to know N-EWN
A community of researchers, practitioners, and educators working together to advance the practice of natural infrastructure.
We work across four main branches
In order to help facilitate the widespread adoption of natural infrastructure practices across the United States, we’ve identified four main areas that need additional work:
Developing methods and standards
New tools, techniques and guidance are needed to effectively plan, design, construct and operate natural infrastructure at different scales
Assessing benefits and costs
Natural infrastructure provides communities with a broad array of economic, environmental and social benefits. Improved approaches are needed to evaluate, quantify and forecast these benefits to support planning and decision making
Monitoring performance and outcomes
Technically sound, efficient and applicable methods are needed to track natural infrastructure performance over time, develop the evidence base for future designs, ensure compliance with policy and inform project operations and adaptive management
Integrating people and policy
Providing infrastructure that supports human wellbeing and equitably meets the needs of diverse communities requires integration of human values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and policies with modern communication and collaboration practices
Combining a diversity of on-the-ground experience with interdisciplinary teams.
The N-EWN community is made up of over 30 partners from industry, academia and the non-profit sector.
What N-EWN’s been up to:
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Join the N-EWN team in Central Michigan!
Check out these two new N-EWN related positions: PhD Position in Ecosystem Services of Managed Wetlands Central Michigan UniversityEarth and Ecosystem Science Program, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI We are seeking a Ph.D. student to quantify the ecosystem services provided by managed wetlands in Michigan. Specifically, the student will monitor hydrology, water quality, and…
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N-EWN Knowledge Series: Blue Carbon Storage Potential in USACE Beneficial Use Projects
The Network for Engineering With Nature® invites you to the N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature… Blue Carbon Storage Potential in USACE Beneficial Use Projects with Speakers Nia Hurst and Jacob Berkowitz Thursday, April 20, 2023 12:30-1:30pm ET on Zoom To register, visit https://limno.zoom.us/j/86092683540?pwd=bUc0ZGltekN1VHB1SHRhNUF5VW1PZz09 Continuing Education Credit (1-hr) will be available to…
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N-EWN at the Georgia Water Resources Conference
Last week, N-EWN was represented at the Georgia Water Resources Conference by a wonderful set of speakers, who shared everything from their visual communication strategies to their research on levee setbacks. Learn more about the Georgia Water Resources Conference here, and peruse the pictures below for scenes from two days of all things water!
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